Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Monday, September 4, 2017
For the last time as an Elder
Well this week was a lot of fun. We worked really hard and got a lot of things done. We also had a good time with other activities. The week started off pretty normal with Monday and then Tuesday was a work day. We worked hard and had a good time. Then Wednesday was district meeting and I had my final interview with President Leishman. I really enjoyed spending time with him and having the chance to work with him over these last 2 months. He's very inspired. That's for sure!
Then Thursday was the departing missionary temple trip. It was a good time. Friday was a really cool day too because all of the missionaries that are headed home this week went and knocked from 9am until 9pm together. It was a lot of fun and we hit a bunch of different places up. It was a lot of fun. Then Saturday was a cool day. The whole Lakewood Zone went to Anderson Island. It's an island in the middle of the sound and we all had the chance to go out and help with this fair that they were doing. So we got to take the ferry across to the island and then we helped set up and take down some of the fair. It was a lot of fun. So I had the first ferry ride and the last ferry ride of my mission. After that we had Sunday. It was way awesome.
Saturday night we didn't get the chance to get in touch with Victoria, and investigator that we have been working with for awhile. Sunday morning we stopped by and she said, "Could you have Sister Johnson come give me a ride?" So we had Sister Johnson give her a ride to church. After Gospel Principles we grabbed Victoria and she told us that her and her son were thinking about being baptized Today. So then he had the chance to be baptized yesterday. (: It was super awesome and a great way to finish out the mission. Here are a few pictures. I'll see you all in a few days.
Love you all! For the last time as an Elder.
Elder Trevor Reynolds
Then Thursday was the departing missionary temple trip. It was a good time. Friday was a really cool day too because all of the missionaries that are headed home this week went and knocked from 9am until 9pm together. It was a lot of fun and we hit a bunch of different places up. It was a lot of fun. Then Saturday was a cool day. The whole Lakewood Zone went to Anderson Island. It's an island in the middle of the sound and we all had the chance to go out and help with this fair that they were doing. So we got to take the ferry across to the island and then we helped set up and take down some of the fair. It was a lot of fun. So I had the first ferry ride and the last ferry ride of my mission. After that we had Sunday. It was way awesome.
Saturday night we didn't get the chance to get in touch with Victoria, and investigator that we have been working with for awhile. Sunday morning we stopped by and she said, "Could you have Sister Johnson come give me a ride?" So we had Sister Johnson give her a ride to church. After Gospel Principles we grabbed Victoria and she told us that her and her son were thinking about being baptized Today. So then he had the chance to be baptized yesterday. (: It was super awesome and a great way to finish out the mission. Here are a few pictures. I'll see you all in a few days.
Love you all! For the last time as an Elder.
Elder Trevor Reynolds
Monday, August 28, 2017
Service Week
I think that the title of this weeks email should be service week. We worked as hard as we possibly could but we ended up doing a lot of service. Monday was a good day and we found some cool people to teach. Then Tuesday we had service in the morning at around 9:30 in the morning. Then we did service til the afternoon and found as much time as possible to knock and do whatever else we could. Then we worked way hard on Wednesday. It started off with district meeting and then we had to get base passes so that we could go on the military base to do more service on Friday. It was a lot of fun but we didn't get the chance to knock quite as much as we would have liked to do.
On Saturday we were headed in to knock a cool neighborhood in our area and we ran into a super cool dude. He accepted a baptismal date but he's got some struggles in his life that he'll have to overcome. It's so cool to see people out there who are searching for God and wanting him in their lives. I love it so much.
I hope that you all have a great week this week. Love ya!
Elder Reynolds
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| Dinner at Sister White's |
Monday, August 21, 2017
This week was a super fast week.....Then this weekend was a miracle
Heyy everyone!
This week was a super fast week. I feel like nothing happened but a whole lot of things happened this week. It started off good with some exchanges with one of our district leaders. It was a lot of fun to switch things up a little bit this week. Then on Wednesday we just did some planning and then Thursday was chill cause we had zone conference. It's always a good time to be around a bunch of missionaries and have a good time. Then this weekend was a miracle.
We had Pale on date for the longest time. He's been on probation so he wasn't able to be baptized but at the start of August he was released from probation. He lives with the "Mom of his kids" as he calls her and they are just super awesome. As we approached his baptism we knew that he might need to be married before he was baptized. So while on exchanges I went with the missionary that I was working with and we talked with Bishop Love. He wasn't very excited to allow us to have Pale Baptized if he wasn't married. So we set up the interview with President Leishman anyway and were counting on the interview being enough for Bishop to allow it to happen anyway. We found out otherwise after Pres Leishman interviewed him and wasn't able to help Bishop accept him being baptized this weekend. SO...we had the awesome opportunity of going to Pale's house and telling him he couldn't get baptized unless he moved out or got married. He wasn't going to get married and they already had family set up to come and musical numbers and things...so we worked it out so that he could move out and get baptized. We then called Bishop and President and got things worked out.
Pale wasn't the happiest but the spirit allowed him to be patient and next week he'll receive the gift of the holy ghost because he was baptized this weekend. If he was the only person that I was able to help be baptized my whole mission I would be happy. It was the coolest baptismal service and everyone was in tears because the spirit was so strong. I know that this work is God's work. I love it with all my heart. I wouldn't rather be doing anything else at this point in my life.
I hope that each of you will reflect on the special opportunity that having the spirit of God in your life. It's the most important thing that you will have with you in your life so be receptive to it and follow the spirit. Thanks for all of your support. I love you!
Elder Reynolds
A few pictures of Zone Conference from the mission blog:
Monday, August 14, 2017
I love knocking doors - I love missionary work
Hey everyone!
This week was a really good one. Lots of crazy events and fun things going on. It started off good with a few things goin' on but not all that much. Then things got way fun. On Friday our ENTIRE MISSION knocked a 9-9 is what we call it. It's where you start knocking doors at 9 am and you don't stop until 9 pm. So our zone did a little bit of a switch up and we all went to different areas. We knocked in the morning on a bunch of houses in the Brookdale ward and didn't really find many people. Then about 4:00 in the afternoon we got to an apartment complex that you aren't really supposed to be able to get into but the back gate was unlocked so we were able to slip in. From 4:00 in the afternoon until 9:00 at night we knocked one apartment complex. It was SOO MUCH FUN! I love knocking doors. If there is something that I've probably learned the most from on my mission it's knocking. I've learned how to talk to complete strangers. Those who don't want to talk to you and then be able to help them have a desire to talk to me and to share with me their struggles. I love missionary work. It's a lot of fun!
After the 9-9 we had some miracles happen. All week long Elder Allen and I were praying to find two people to baptize and then we get a text from one of our investigators, she said, "I was thinking about it and I want to be baptized this weekend if possible." She didn't end up getting baptized this weekend because she felt sick but miracles do happen. Then last night we had the baptism for the Sisters where Elder Allen was in white. Then after we drove WAY fast over to the other church for the fireside and walked in a few minutes late. After getting there late we walked in and as we were walking on the stage we had to go past the sacrament table and I....snagged my suit on the microphone and it ripped. So go me with a ripped suit. The fireside was great and we had a really good time and then we headed home. That just about sums up the week. It was a lot of fun and we just are doing everything we can to find people to baptize. We should have a couple next weekend and things are looking good. I love you all! See ya in a few weeks...<<<yep I dropped it.
Love you!!!
Elder Reynolds (:
This week was a really good one. Lots of crazy events and fun things going on. It started off good with a few things goin' on but not all that much. Then things got way fun. On Friday our ENTIRE MISSION knocked a 9-9 is what we call it. It's where you start knocking doors at 9 am and you don't stop until 9 pm. So our zone did a little bit of a switch up and we all went to different areas. We knocked in the morning on a bunch of houses in the Brookdale ward and didn't really find many people. Then about 4:00 in the afternoon we got to an apartment complex that you aren't really supposed to be able to get into but the back gate was unlocked so we were able to slip in. From 4:00 in the afternoon until 9:00 at night we knocked one apartment complex. It was SOO MUCH FUN! I love knocking doors. If there is something that I've probably learned the most from on my mission it's knocking. I've learned how to talk to complete strangers. Those who don't want to talk to you and then be able to help them have a desire to talk to me and to share with me their struggles. I love missionary work. It's a lot of fun!
After the 9-9 we had some miracles happen. All week long Elder Allen and I were praying to find two people to baptize and then we get a text from one of our investigators, she said, "I was thinking about it and I want to be baptized this weekend if possible." She didn't end up getting baptized this weekend because she felt sick but miracles do happen. Then last night we had the baptism for the Sisters where Elder Allen was in white. Then after we drove WAY fast over to the other church for the fireside and walked in a few minutes late. After getting there late we walked in and as we were walking on the stage we had to go past the sacrament table and I....snagged my suit on the microphone and it ripped. So go me with a ripped suit. The fireside was great and we had a really good time and then we headed home. That just about sums up the week. It was a lot of fun and we just are doing everything we can to find people to baptize. We should have a couple next weekend and things are looking good. I love you all! See ya in a few weeks...<<<yep I dropped it.
Love you!!!
Elder Reynolds (:
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